As He Becomes the First Visitor to Score 9 Goals in a Game of "Champions"
Anastasios Douvikas scored a hat-trick as Como tied the Champions League record for biggest win and reached 19 goals in four matches.
- On Wednesday, Italian Serie A side Como defeated Lens 9-1 in the Champions League, equalling the competition's largest-ever winning margin. Head Coach Cesc Fabregas led his team to this record-setting result in their debut European campaign.
- Striker Anastasios Douvikas fueled the rout with a hat-trick during a dominant 22-minute second-half surge after Como led 3-0 at halftime. Martin Baturina, Mattia Liberali, and Nico Paz also scored, with Paz providing two assists.
- Como's total of 19 goals across four matches equals Queens Park Rangers' 1976 record for a club's opening European performance. The team also became the first since 1971 to score nine goals away from home in the European Cup.
- Lens coach Yannick Cahuzac described the defeat to Canal+ as a "feeling of humiliation," stating the team was "dominated in every aspect of the game." The French side, 33rd in the standings, suffered their heaviest Champions League defeat.
- Fabregas warned his squad to "keep our feet on the ground" and stay humble despite the result. The team now prepares to face second-place Inter this Sunday in Serie A.
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Como continues their wonderful footballing saga. They are fourth in the Champions League, and even more impressive than their position is their record-breaking victory against Lens.
Como president Mirwan Suwarso has grown even more proud and respectful of Cesc Fabregas thanks to the emphatic Champions League win over Lens.
[OSEN=Reporter Ko Seong-hwan] An unbelievable score was created. Italy's Serie A team Como 1907 poured in a whopping 9 goals on the road, etching their name in the history of the UEFA Champions League (UCL). Como, led by manager Cesc Fàbregas, defeated RC Lens (France) in the fourth match of Phase 4 of the 2026-2027 UCL season, held at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France, on the 5th (Korean time).
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LENS, France (AP) — As he became the first visiting team to score nine goals in a Champions League match, he beat off Lens on Wednesday 9-1.
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